Chapter 264: The North Star in Ruins, Reversing the Tide!

Chapter 264: The North Star in Ruins, Reversing the Tide!

"Love is a light, green enough to make me panic!"

Chu Feng watched Shaohua and Lin Nuoyi leave, feeling extremely dejected.

He had indeed grown much stronger, but at a significant cost. His hair had turned an eerie shade of green, making it hard to look natural.

If you didn't look closely, it was still manageable, just a slightly lighter hair color.

But once he channeled his energy, it would trigger the residual power of the Immortal King Elixir, causing his hair to change color at the slightest provocation.

Others with special constitutions grew stronger with each battle, but he just got greener with each fight!

If he got injured, it would be even worse. His blood would turn blue, and his eyes would become a dazzling blue, large and sparkling, looking quite spectacular.

He really looked like a green-haired, blue-eyed little girl.

Damn!

Chu Feng felt that his future was bleak and wouldn't get any better.

The power of the Immortal King Elixir was not something he could deplete in a short time, and it was hard to say whether these changes would become permanent.

"Don't act like a spoiled brat. You've consumed a legendary Immortal King Elixir. What more could you want? It's just a matter of appearance, don't get too fixated on it!" the Holy Master said earnestly.

"I understand!" Chu Feng was slightly taken aback and bowed respectfully.

Then, he put on a serious face and said to the Holy Master, "My sister left another Immortal King Elixir, you should take it quickly. Any loss of its potency would be a tremendous waste."

Before leaving, Shaohua had crushed a fruit from the Tree of Life and scattered it across the Earth, causing a gentle rain to fall over the entire planet.

In a single night, all living beings on Earth transformed into Evolvers.

The Immortal King Elixir wasn't just for one person to undergo a complete transformation; it could also benefit all life.

Using the Immortal King Elixir to achieve such a transformation was an extremely extravagant act, almost unimaginable. No one would do it.

Even the immortal races and ancient great sects in the Three Realms wouldn't do this, not only because they couldn't bear to, but also because it had little practical significance.

Moreover, the Immortal King Elixir Shaohua used wasn't an ordinary one; it was the kind that even Immortal King-level experts would fight over, making it invaluable!

Although the fruit from the Tree of Life seemed somewhat misleading, it was still of that caliber.

Whether it was to transform Chu Feng or to benefit all life on Earth, the news would drive all Immortal Kings mad.

If the Immortal Kings found out that she used an entire Immortal King Elixir on Lin Nuoyi, they would go insane!

But Shaohua didn't care. She was just being capricious.

What if she decided to treat it like a fruit from her garden and eat it herself?

"Cough, the Immortal King Elixir is very precious. However, that person once said that the cosmic upheaval isn't over, and now isn't the right time to consume it. You don't need to worry about it."

The Holy Master was suspicious. Looking at the overly beautiful Chu Feng, he didn't believe the boy was that kind-hearted; he just wanted to see him make a fool of himself.

He wouldn't fall for such talk. If the same thing happened to him, it would be disastrous.

Moreover, the ongoing cosmic upheaval was a concern. Each time it occurred, the most advanced Evolvers would suffer.

Those with unstable cultivation or shallow foundations would easily fall from their ranks.

In such conditions, consuming the Immortal King Elixir wasn't a good choice.

More importantly, it was wasteful for one person to consume it. If possible, he would prefer to save it for Yaoyao or share it with others, or keep it for emergencies.

"Alright, I'm going deeper into the cosmos. No need to see me off, go back." At the edge of the solar system, Shaohua turned to Lin Nuoyi beside her, opened a spatial portal, and sent her away.

"Goodbye." Lin Nuoyi bid farewell, having experienced the vastness of the cosmos and feeling content.

She could tell that Shaohua was heading to a place of great importance, and her calm demeanor belied the turmoil within. Continuing to follow would only be a nuisance.

Moreover, she had some family and friends back on Earth, and this was a good opportunity to return and settle her affairs.

However, her return would spell trouble for the divine sons and sacred daughters who had been almost forgotten on Earth due to the revival of the Ten Thousand Dao and the cosmic turmoil.

Without looking back, Shaohua took a deep breath of the mixed essence, her gaze fixed on the Polaris Domain. She set off alone, walking through the dark and silent universe.

The once-familiar star path had long vanished. In a collapsing universe, how could anything remain intact?

Especially in this part of the cosmos, the "Little Three Realms" she had created by hand had become one of the last sanctuaries of the end times, but it couldn't escape its ultimate destruction, becoming a broken and desolate wasteland.

It was her Persistent Will that sealed this broken universe, and through constant reenactment, it finally awaited this era's revival.

A radiant rainbow bridge spanned the universe, crossing the silent realms and reaching deep into the cosmos.

The rainbow was so brilliant that it connected both ends of the cosmos, immediately drawing exclamations from many Evolvers.

"What is that, a Golden Radiant Path? How can it be so long?"

"It extends into the depths of the universe. Could this be the path of a deity?"

Shaohua didn't hide, stepping onto the familiar Golden Radiant Path.

Divine light spread out, and various phenomena appeared: a true dragon soared, a phoenix circled, a white tiger cleared the way, and a black tortoise carried the burden.

The journey was filled with flowers falling from the sky and golden lotuses rising from the earth, a scene of divine and otherworldly beauty.

With each step, the sun, moon, and stars retreated behind her, accompanied by various celestial wonders. Though she didn't exude a grand aura, the supreme majesty of her presence astonished countless people.

"North Star, I have returned."

As she walked through the cosmos, her pace slowed, especially when she entered the Polaris Domain. Her slender figure trembled slightly.

She was silent, gazing at the stars before her, her eyes, bright as the starry sea, dimmed. The saying "near home, the heart grows timid" couldn't be more fitting.

This was a special star, once known as the "Emperor's Grave", a place of great brilliance and glory, gathering the essence of the entire universe, with a thriving Dao essence. But it had ultimately fallen into ruin, desolate and almost destroyed, no longer what it once was.

Shaohua's expression was melancholic. The Celestial Emperor returned to her homeland, but the homeland was now desolate.

"Time is merciless, cutting off the past, erasing the glory, and burying the heroic figures of the past." She felt a deep sorrow and sighed.

When she returned to her homeland one day, not only were the old friends gone, but even the former enemies she once longed for were no longer there.

In the past, she was young and full of spirit, determined to wield her sword and clear the forbidden zones.

Alas, she remained unknown.

She remembered when her parents nearly sacrificed themselves to the heavens, and she had to live two more lives to achieve the Dao.

"Enlightenment is a lonely path, where one tastes solitude and bitterness in the final moments of glory."

She recalled the prophecies that circulated among the ancient emperors and supreme sovereigns, never thinking they would still apply. In her previous life, she was supposed to have been incredibly glorious, but what did it matter?

The emperor died, the Dao vanished, and she was the only one who revived in the later era.

After a long silence, Shaohua continued on her journey, finally returning to the land of Beidou.

After all, she had come this far; she had to see it for herself.

So much had happened here in the past.

The once-glorious imperial star had now become a desolate wasteland. She was puzzled by the fact that Beidou still retained its old appearance, indicating that it had been reshaped by her Persistent Will from her previous life.

But why didn’t she choose to rejuvenate this place? Why did she choose Earth instead?

Could Earth be more important than her homeland?

"Perhaps there are even more crucial things I’ve forgotten. Not just what happened after the Grand Apotheosis Ritual, but also hidden secrets from my past!" Shaohua muttered to herself.

She didn’t know that before her previous life, there were even earlier lives, involving the ultimate foundations of this world, which were also forgotten and hard to recover.

Beidou had become a dead star, a barren land where only the mountains and rivers remained unchanged.

The cold wind swept across the desolate land, emitting a mournful howl, as if someone were sobbing and weeping, evoking an overwhelming sense of desolation.

Shaohua walked alone, with images of the past constantly flashing before her eyes, a futile attempt to relive the old days.

The shifting stars and the changing times had buried countless faces and smiles. In the end, the entire era was laid to rest, and the once-brilliant Great Era had become a ruin.

The moon still shone in the sky, seemingly unchanged, but the mortal realm was no longer the same.

The same moon that had illuminated the glorious Great Era, where humanity thrived and countless heroes emerged, now shone upon a world of ruins.

No matter how brilliant and beautiful, one would eventually turn into a skeleton; no matter how outstanding and powerful, one would ultimately return to dust.

Countless heroes and their glory had become part of the past, buried beneath the ruins.

The greatest of heroes and the most enduring beauties had all turned to dust.

The vast expanse of history and the grand tapestry of glory had all been reduced to ashes.

What remained in this world?

Amidst the desolation, it seemed that only she was left to accompany the ruins.

"Reviving from the ashes, I am still alive. You live in my heart, so how can I be disheartened!"

Standing on the ruins, Shaohua’s resolve grew stronger. One day, she would make these ruins rise again and bring back those people.

In Beidou, the Eastern Wastes.

On a stone mountain, Shaohua stood, sensing a familiar aura. She realized this was where Yaoyao had died and her soul had perished.

Though she appeared unscathed, Beidou had long become a notorious forbidden zone in the universe. Even Reflection of All Heavens-level experts would be reduced to mere mortals, losing most of their power and finding it nearly impossible to return.

Throughout history, many had come but only dared to observe from a distance, fearing they might stumble and meet a tragic end on this dead star.

Yaoyao had been killed by someone, her body falling to Beidou and her blood draining away. Now, the last trace of her aura had vanished.

Without a doubt, Yaoyao was a descendant of Ye Fan.

Her ancestor had once stirred the winds of change here, rising to prominence in the mortal world. But her descendant had been killed by enemies far beyond her level, her evolutionary path brutally interrupted.

Despite her injuries, Yaoyao had defeated all her enemies, leaving a lasting impression in ancient times. Yet, she had never achieved sainthood.

The more impressive her feats, the more she was feared. In the end, a Reflection of All Heavens-level enemy couldn’t resist the urge to kill her.

"The dead are gone. The Yaoyao of ancient times is buried, but she will surely return, reborn."

The old must pass for the new to come. Shaohua felt this was a good omen.

Taking on a disciple like Yaoyao seemed to foreshadow the path she was meant to walk.

In the Eastern Wastes, the Central Region.

This was once the site of the Immortal Mountain, which had been moved, leaving behind a vast basin. What surprised Shaohua was that a vast ocean had formed here.

"How can there be water on a dead star?" she wondered.

After a thorough investigation, she discovered a spatiotemporal rift connecting to another world.

More precisely, it was something she had left behind.

In the past, she had first opened the Great Curtain and the Spirit Realm in Beidou, anchoring them to the Immortal Mountain. Later, the Great Curtain covered the entire mortal realm, and this initial Spirit Realm merged into the Xian Road, becoming a spiritual path connecting the Bizarre World.

"The Bizarre World", Shaohua’s heart skipped a beat. She knew that the Huanggu Heavenly Court was located in that world.

She had thought the mortal realm was only a ruin, but now it seemed that world still existed, with traces of the ancient spiritual path remaining. She had to investigate.

"No rush. Let me first break free from my Shackles and make a shallow breakthrough."

Shaohua calmed down. She had found a way to unlock the Shackles within her.

Finding people or things closely related to her, reclaiming her true self, and the genuine emotions and eternal bonds were the keys to unlocking the Shackles!

"Crack!"

A crisp sound echoed within her, and another Shackle was broken. She directly broke into the Unbound Soaring realm, matching the fourth level of the Secret Realm Artimmortal Platform from her previous life, equivalent to the divine realm in the flower powder evolution path.

"Boom!"

As she broke through, it triggered a resonance with the universe.

Countless paths of energy roared, and an endless surge of life essence poured out from the immortal Dao Ancestor's Sanctum in the Kunlun Heavenly Palace, flooding into this broken universe like a floodgate opening.

Like a drought-breaking rain, the great path of the mortal realm was further restored, and the former ceiling was lifted. However, the universe-wide tremors reappeared.

The familiar pattern: three intense quakes in a single day, causing shock and curses from countless people.

"Impossible, it’s happening again?!"

"Ha ha ha, I f*cking—"

Those who had recently fallen from the Reflection of All Heavens realm were dumbfounded. They didn’t have time to mourn their return to the Sage realm because they were immediately forced to break through in reverse.

Only a few with deep foundations managed to barely maintain their Sub-Sage status, while most plummeted to the Golden Body Realm!

As for the former Sages, they fared even worse, struggling to maintain the Golden Body Realm, many becoming “great experts” in the Form Shaping stage.

The former Golden Body realm, on the other hand, fared better. Not standing too high, they didn’t fall too hard, and most remained in the Form Shaping stage, forced to be on par with the former Sages.

Who says that breaking through in reverse isn’t a breakthrough?

It’s a cause for celebration, truly a cause for celebration!

Most crucially, the lower-level Evolvers, who were previously unaffected, were also impacted this time. Some with weak foundations fell in rank, causing another wave of panic.

But some noticed that this crisis was also a great opportunity.

The reason for the rank drops was fundamentally due to unstable foundations and shallow roots. In other words, the more superficial the realm, the greater the impact.

In a sense, the reverse breakthrough was actually helping to solidify people’s foundations—

See you in April,

Hello, May.

I still love you all~

(End of Chapter)

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